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5th May 2009

Ready Set Grow Presents Invading the U.S.A.: Taking your Offering to the World’s Largest Market Webinar

Canadian Innovation CentreOnline – Few Canadian tech companies can thrive without succeeding in the U.S. market. This session looks at the special challenges presented by the largest, most competitive market in the world, and the strategies and assistance that can help Canadian companies succeed there.

Each one hour webinar features a noted subject matter expert and tech industry entrepreneur sharing their knowledge on a specific topic. They will also point you to where you can get access to additional assistance and resources.

After each webinar, you will have access to a recording of the session, along with a white paper capturing the valuable information shared in the webinar.

The Ready Set Grow webinar series is specifically designed to help you by providing access to the real-world experience, resources and connections that you need. In particular, a panel of experts will discuss what you need to know to successfully penetrate U.S. market, including:

Market penetration strategies
Legal and regulatory requirements
Accounting and Tax considerations

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4th May 2009

CATA Successfully Opens Federal Contracts to SME’s

CATAOttawa – Reversing a stealthily creeping trend, the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) has successfully led a charge against the government’s tendency to “bundle” all work into big contracts. Big contracts are simply too complex for small firms to bid on, said a CATA spokesperson.

“Our members tell us that they are giving up on bidding for government contracts,” said John Reid, President of CATAAlliance. “We are arguing that “bundling” the work in one big contract makes sense for the provision of large networks, but the bundling of all services would cut SMEs out. We have been lobbying MPs to “unbundle” or separate out the professional services. They have understood.”

Other advocacy groups have argued the government will pay more with such an unbundled approach. CATA has countered that cost-saving innovation is often found in the smaller and entrepreneurial companies.

CATA has further pointed out that the debate has been far too polarized, and instead adopted a balanced approach that creates a win for small companies, a win for large companies and a win for Canada as the Innovation Nation.
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4th May 2009

RIM and HP Announce Strategic Alliance to Mobilize Business on BlackBerry

BlackberryWaterlooHP and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced they are establishing a strategic alliance to deliver a portfolio of solutions for business mobility on the BlackBerry® platform. The solutions, which include support for BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 5.0, are focused on increasing service levels, reducing operations costs and improving productivity for customers. HP and RIM plan to design and launch offerings to increase the productivity levels of the growing number of global mobile employees, enabling businesses to extend the return on their investments in mobility.

“As businesses look for new ways to increase service levels, reduce operational costs and improve productivity, they can meet these challenges by transforming how they manage the infrastructure that powers their mobile workforces,” said Ann Livermore, executive vice president, Technology Solutions Group, HP. “Emerging models of communications and collaboration have created an opportunity for RIM and HP to provide service-based mobile solutions that deliver value to customers.”
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3rd May 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers to Give Free Tax Credits Webinar

Interactive Ontario Online –  From Interactive Ontario – Fueled by consumers’ appetite for new and unique content, the rapid acceleration of digital content across traditional and new media has transformed the industry. Because of the imagination and creativity of Canadian companies, the market is growing in leaps and bounds. At the same time, the costs of developing interactive media, including video games is significant.

In this complimentary webinar, subject matter specialists from PricewaterhouseCoopers will discuss new opportunities and developments regarding incentive programs for digital media in Ontario and how similar programs can be leveraged across Canada. By understanding the financial incentive programs available at both the provincial and federal level, you can keep a steady focus on the content that makes you successful, while leveraging the programs available to help reduce your costs.PricewaterhouseCoopers

Date: Wednesday May 6, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific
Duration: 1 Hour
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2nd May 2009

Digital Alberta Unveils New Production Reel

digital albertaCalgary Digital Alberta has put together a new production reel highlighting and promoting the digital media services, animation, special effects, post-production, eLearning and game development industry in that province. The video highlights such studios as Bioware, Reel Girls Media, Fission Media Group and many more. Also highlighted in the reel are the benefits of locating a digital media studio in Alberta.

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30th April 2009

Big Fish Games Scales Vancouver Studio

Big Fish Acquires Premium Sim Developer Grubby Games

Big Fish GamesVancouverBig Fish Games™, the world’s leading online destination for games and interactive entertainment, announced today the acquisition of Grubby Games, an award-winning Vancouver games studio which was established in 2004.

“Big Fish Games has a remarkable culture and a unique, multi-platform development approach that aligns with our vision for creating a differentiated content.” said Grubby GamesRyan Clark, co-founder and CEO of Grubby Games. “We are thrilled to be a part of Big Fish Games and in just a few short weeks, we are fully integrated into the company.”

Known for several award-winning titles such as “My Tribe,” “FizzBall,” and “Incredibots,” Grubby Games stands out in the casual game industry for their innovation and success in challenging genres and for their proprietary simulation game platform.

“The creative minds at Grubby Games have generated a best-in-class approach to design that fits wonderfully within our studio,” said Patrick Wylie, Vice President of Big Fish Games Global Studios. “We have had the pleasure of working with Ryan and his team during the last four years and we are delighted to have them as part of our future.”

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29th April 2009

Third Brigade Acquired By Trend Micro

Third Brigade OttawaTrend Micro Incorporated, a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire the Third Brigade business, a privately-held security and compliance software company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Trend Micro is buying the business to accelerate its dynamic datacenter security strategy, and to provide customers Trend Microwith access to critical security and compliance software and vulnerability response services. These all contribute to protecting physical, virtual and cloud servers, and corporate endpoints, from sophisticated malware and malicious activity. The acquisition is subject to certain approvals, and is expected to close in the 2nd quarter of 2009. Financial terms are not disclosed.

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29th April 2009

Engine Digital Adds Two New Faces To Their Creative Team

Digital EngineVancouver-based Interactive Agency, Engine Digital, has increased its head count with the recent additions of award-winning Designer and Web Strategist, Sean Mitchell, and Interactive Producer, Justine Kwong.

As a recent contract resource to Engine Digital, Sean will now assume the role of Interactive Production Manager, bridging the agency’s creative and development teams, overseeing innovation, and quality control of digital campaigns and web strategy work. Sean will also assist with client strategy on key accounts including TELUS. Prior to joining the firm, Sean provided strategy, design, and development for a list of international clients including Acura, Adidas, OfficeMax, Purina, Rogers, Scion, Veer, and Yahoo!

Justine will utilize her solid set of Interactive Producer skills on campaigns for a variety of agency clients. Ms. Kwong brings to Engine Digital a notable CV of digital agency experience at Ottawa-based RealDecoy where she worked with clients such as Health Canada, Dept of Foreign affairs & International trade, Canada Science and Tech Museum, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
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27th April 2009

PEER 1 Opens European Office

Company hires Industry veteran Dominic Monkhouse to Lead Effort

Peer 1VancouverPEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., a global online IT hosting provider, has expanded its reach into Europe, with the opening of a European headquarters in Southampton, United Kingdom, and named Dominic Monkhouse, managing director.

“We have seen consistent demand from our customers for a hosting facility in Europe,” said Fabio Banducci, president and CEO of PEER 1. “Strong demand, favorable exchange rates, falling real estate prices and a UK market growth rate of 25 percent make this an opportune time for PEER 1 to expand its presence in Europe. The office will support more than 500 UK and European-based customers, who currently utilize PEER 1’s North American hosting services, and expand quickly to help additional businesses manage their online presence.”
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27th April 2009

CoolIT Systems Acquires Delphi Liquid Cooling Assets

CoolITCalgaryCoolIT Systems has announced the acquisition of Delphi Thermal Liquid Cooling assets including intellectual property, machinery and equipment. The Delphi acquisition will provide CoolIT the additional mass market production resources to better accommodate the rapidly growing global industry demand for liquid cooled computers. As part of the Purchase Agreement, CoolIT Systems will be immediately servicing industry giants including Dell and Apple. With the acquisition, CoolIT reaffirms its position as the global leader in advanced liquid cooling for computers.
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